This Week's Vocab
Define viral
relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one internet user to another.
Define gripe
n- a minor complaint
v- to complain
When is your final draft of the essay due?
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
What comes at the end of every quote you use in a paper?
Citation
Where are the 2 places your thesis should be located in your essay? Be specific!
Last sentence of intro and first sentence of conclusion
Define obliged
make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
Define stratification
the arrangement or classification of something into different groups
What is the prompt of the current essay we are working on?
How does KEY TERM apply to MODERN SOCIAL ISSUE
What is missing?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." (1).
Author's last name -- Dickens
For bonus points, where are the two places it could go?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." (1).
A good thesis should be parallel, which means that...
The parts of speech match up
become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behavior or actions
Define accrue
accumulate or receive (such payments or benefits)
What are the two main compenents of a good conclusion?
Restated thesis and So what expansion
What should you put in the citation if the author's name is unknown?
A shortened version of the title
A good thesis will reveal your A___________ and O______________.
Argument and Outline
Define rudimentary
involving or limited to basic principles
Define rhetoric
language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content
What are the three ways you coulf fix this run on sentence?
I studied political science in college I want to be a lawyer.
I studied political science in college; I want to be a lawyer.
I studied political science in college, because I want to be a lawyer.
I studied political science in college. I want to be a lawyer.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a large fortune must be in want of a wife." (Austen 1).
There should only be a period after the citation
Fix this thesis:
The best exercises are running, to swim, and football.
Answers vary, but should be parallel
Define malign
speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner
Define nexus
a connection or series of connections linking two or more things
What 4 things go in an MLA heading? (Must be in order for credit)
- your name
- teacher's name
- class name
- date
What is wrong with this quote?
Over 1 million people die each year due to tuberculosis. “And so we have entered a strange era of human history: A preventable, curable infectious disease remains our deadliest. That's the world we are currently choosing” (Green 13).
No introduction
Fix the thesis: When children are encouraged to read, they are building good habits that foster comprehension skills, learn to increase vocabulary, and their knowledge of new worlds expands.
When children are encouraged to read, they can build good habits that foster comprehension skills, increase vocabulary, and expand their knowledge of new worlds.